Book Recommendations

[Ms Diddles]

Good for you Ms. Diddles. I think you will really like it. Let me know.

c.d.

I sure will!

Thanks for the tip c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

well i am Abby Normal after all! lol

yes i have been fascinated with science/ space/ physics books ever since i read Carl Sagans Cosmos in Middle school. i have over a hundred of such books in my personal library. but its been mainly the theoretical physics stuff in my adult life because its all just so whacky! quantum mechanics, relativity, dark matter/energy etc and all the crazy mysteries surrounding it! so fascinating.

Agreed, Abby!

Some of that stuff is completely mind-bending!

TBH I'm out of the habit of reading these books, so have probably forgotten everything I picked up!

I went through a phase maybe 15 years ago of reading science books almost exclusively, but have branched off into other things.

I do still have a Carl Sagan fridge magnet on display and a postcard with the Higgs Boson formula pinned up in my kitchen though!

[c.d.]

Thanks c.d.

I had a look and have ordered myself a copy of The Wager.

I tend to read more nonfiction these days and I love a good adventure story.

Good for you Ms. Diddles. I think you will really like it. Let me know.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

Hello Ms. Diddles,

I highly recommend the following:

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (fiction)

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (fiction)

The Wager by David Grann (true adventure)

All three were excellent in my opinion. Check out the reviews on Amazon.

c.d.

Thanks c.d.

I had a look and have ordered myself a copy of The Wager.

I tend to read more nonfiction these days and I love a good adventure story.

[Enigma]

https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Island-Russell-Braddon/dp/1843410206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=ZTAI45C3FWP9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qp_bZNwLILm8oodGf4cFz9GlV1zYkwGrOGSNOIdqYvY1MLlz4ggo7NDyfW2I7S7ksHMuS-Nk_o90wdkxOq8DmAdLDKjwCflU4_74WbUdebf-cg5vGqHzBs_yclBs6bbXRTmUdwBPMLvq5EtI-49zMi1kCW-O5WXduy72zhKu4HtiZVOAEfRidKtthB9zIlPqApBetiTu6WUnqSfe4ehNRrxGcUb1Owov3gNq4OiE20k.xTD5FWj9BDl8Ywz6WRNkyjIiUe958_1QKifrzqx3b28&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Naked+Island&qid=1744250061&sprefix=the+naked+island%2Caps%2C1665&sr=8-2

I recommend this book for those interested in WWII. The Naked Island written by Russell Braddon who was a POW after the fall of Singapore.

[c.d.]

I read it and I agree. A great adventure book.

c.d.

[Abby Normal]

For anyone who likes true adventure books I highly recommend The Wager: A Tale of Mutiny, Shipwreck and Murder. You read what these guys went through and you think holy ****. Pretty unbelievable. Over 35,000 reviews on Amazon. The author is David Grann who also wrote Killers of the Flower Moon. Another page turner.

c.d.

hi cd
for true adventures it dosnt get much better than In the Heart of Sea, about tje whale ship Essex. The original version, by the first mate of tje ship was the inspiration for Moby Dick.
The movie version came out a few years ago... also great.

words cannot describe this crazy two year long adventure at sea (actually two seas... the atlantic and pacific)by these 19th century Nantucket sailors. just wow! and yes a real whale actually sank their ship!

[Abby Normal]

Interesting Abby!

I will check out The Elephant in the Universe as I do love books about quantum physics, astronomy etc.

I don't think I could juggle multiple books at the one time though.

That would just confuse me and I'd likely forget what I'd read previously.

I have friends who do that, and I've always found it strange!

Each to their own though!

well i am Abby Normal after all! lol

yes i have been fascinated with science/ space/ physics books ever since i read Carl Sagans Cosmos in Middle school. i have over a hundred of such books in my personal library. but its been mainly the theoretical physics stuff in my adult life because its all just so whacky! quantum mechanics, relativity, dark matter/energy etc and all the crazy mysteries surrounding it! so fascinating.

[c.d.]

Hello Ms. Diddles,

I highly recommend the following:

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (fiction)

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (fiction)

The Wager by David Grann (true adventure)

All three were excellent in my opinion. Check out the reviews on Amazon.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

lol. hi cd
i am constantly reading. usually two to three books at a time and have a pretty big library. Im now reading, The Elephant in the Universe, about dark matter, Western Wind, a poetry book, Honey From Stone by Chet Raymo and since its the Easter season, im rereading the New Testament.

I highly recommend all of them! : )

Interesting Abby!

I will check out The Elephant in the Universe as I do love books about quantum physics, astronomy etc.

I don't think I could juggle multiple books at the one time though.

That would just confuse me and I'd likely forget what I'd read previously.

I have friends who do that, and I've always found it strange!

Each to their own though!

[Ms Diddles]

[QUOTE=Herlock He’s also wrote a book on Blake which I’m still undecided on whether to get or not. I have to admit that my impression of Blake was that he was barking mad but that’s hardly a learned opinion. It’s putting me off though. Maybe if I can get a copy cheap I might go for it but I always struggle to jump in if the subject matter doesn’t ‘grab’ me. [/QUOTE]

Hi Herlock,

FYI it is maybe 20 years since I read it, but the Peter Ackroyd biography of William Blake is excellent.

I seem to remember it as being quite compelling and very readable too.

Highly recommended if you're interested in Blake.

[Herlock Sholmes]

There just some people that are built differently. I don’t believe in destiny but hey, what do I know? Teddy R, Churchill etc. To quote my gran “They just don’t make ‘em like that any more.”

[c.d.]

For anyone who likes true adventure books I highly recommend The Wager: A Tale of Mutiny, Shipwreck and Murder. You read what these guys went through and you think holy ****. Pretty unbelievable. Over 35,000 reviews on Amazon. The author is David Grann who also wrote Killers of the Flower Moon. Another page turner.

c.d.

[Fiver]

In keeping with my love of true outdoor adventure books I just ordered The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, the story of his exploration of the Amazon River. Teddy was a hard ass no question about it.

c.d.

An excellent choice.

[Abby Normal]

Yep, you are officially a badass when you get shot but still go on to give a speech for 50 minutes.

c.d.

lol yeah that too. "ladies and gentleman, I dont know if you realize it, but I have just been shot in the chest, but it will take more than that to bring down a bull moose! "

oh and he used to ride a bull moose.